Michigan State running backs: Riley Bullough glad to be back in fight after missed scrimmages

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Aug. 19, 2013

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Riley Bullough converted from linebacker to running back late in the spring, started preseason camp as the No. 1 running back anyway, then missed both of Michigan State's scrimmages with a tender shoulder.

So Bullough was glad to be taking and delivering hits in Monday's practice. And there's no indication he has lost his spot - though the five-man race to replace Le'Veon Bell remains closely bunched.

"It's tough to say," Bullough said Monday when asked whether he had lost ground. "We all get quite a few reps during practice. Especially me, Jeremy (Langford) and Nick Hill. So we rotate quite a ...